Safe Stolen From Restaurant

December 21, 1992

CHICAGO — A burglar or burglars broke into a Northwest Side restaurant early Sunday and stole a safe containing about $18,000, police said.

The 200-pound safe, which contained weekend receipts, was taken from the Marlon Restaurant at 2175 N. Austin Ave., from under an office desk, according to Sgt. Mike Thomas of Grand Central Area Property Crimes.

A night manager and cleaning man left the restaurant about 5 a.m. Sometime between when they left and 8:45 a.m., when the restaurant opened, someone entered through a window and stole the safe, Thomas said.

The burglar left by the side door, leaving behind several hundred-dollar packets of money that were in plain view, Thomas said.